Definition of Diligence from Webster's Dictionary 1828
"Steady application in business of any kind; constant effort to accomplish what is undertaken; exertion of body or mind without unnecessary delay or sloth; due attention; industry; assiduity."
Preach My Gospel [2004], 121
“Diligence is steady, consistent, earnest, and energetic effort in doing the Lord’s work”
Doctrine and Covenants 4:6-7
6 Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.
7 Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.
Doctrine and Covenants 30:8
8 Wherefore, give heed unto these things and be diligent in keeping my commandments, and you shall be blessed unto eternal life. Amen.2 Peter 1:5
5 And beside this, giving all , add to your faith ; and to virtue ;
- Henry B. Eyring, “Act in All Diligence,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2010, 60–63
- Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Of Things That Matter Most,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2010, 19–22
- David A. Bednar, “More Diligent and Concerned at Home,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2009, 17–20
